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The Jaipur Bench of the High Court of Rajasthan yesterday passed interim directions to address the concerns raised by GST taxpayers in the State owing to technical glitches in the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) website. The order was passed by a division bench comprising of Justices KS Jhaveri and Vijay Kumar Vyas. The order was passed […]
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A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the vires of Section 354(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which provides for the method of execution of death sentence in India – hanging by neck till the convict is dead. The petition, which has been filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, has relied extensively […]
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In this article, we focus on the provision of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution and discusses how Article 35A is making Fundamental Right a myth in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. “If I may say so, if things go wrong under the new Constitution, the reason will not be that we had a […]
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प्रदुयम्न मर्डर केस ने एक बार फिर नया मोड़ ले लिया हैं. अभी तक बच्चे की हत्या के कातिल के रूप में दिखाए जा रहे बस कंडक्टर अशोक को ही दुनियां मुजरिम मानती आ रही थी. हालांकि इस पर प्रदुयम्न की माँ ज्योति ठाकुर को हमेशा से शक रहा हैं. उनका कहना था कि मेरे […]
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In a major development in the Prajwala case relating to circulation of videos of sexual assault and child pornography on the internet, the Supreme Court today agreed to hold an in-camera hearing on the Committee report. A Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and UU Lalit acceded to the request by Whatsapp, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and other search engines […]
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The Supreme Court today directed the Bar Association of Gurgaon and its members not to cause any hindrance to the trial in the Ryan International School murder trial/ case. The Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud was hearing a transfer petition filed by Francis Thomas, regional head of Ryan International School. The petition filed […]
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The Madras High Court has issued a series of directions regarding the recording and production of statements under Section 164 CrPC, in the interest of reliable and speedy investigation. In the same order, it has also directed the state to establish Test Identification Parade centres in compliance with certain guidelines it has issued. The order […]
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The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi High Court to decide the key issue in the Raghav Chadha defamation case by September 25. The Court has also asked the parties to appear before the High Court on Monday. The matter was listed for hearing before the bench Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud. Senior Advocate Anand Grover represented […]
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If there is one category of professionals who need to have a strong professional network, that is a lawyer. Not only for getting more work, but even getting work done that others find difficult to do is a function of who are the people you know and how well you know them. If you are […]
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Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act, 2005 THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Act, 2005 1. Short title, extent, and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force […]
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In light of the ensuing controversy surrounding the conduct of the 2017 Haryana Judicial Services Preliminary Examination, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has annulled the same. A three-judge Bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal, Rajan Gupta and GS Sandhawalia was hearing the petition filed by one Sunita, which alleges that the issue is not limited to mere leakage of the […]
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INTRODUCTION The origin of the law of Contempt in India can be traced from the English law. In England Superior Courts of record have formed early times, exercised the power to commit for contempt persons who scandalized the Court or the Judges. The right of the Indian High Courts to punish for contempt was in […]
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